Any millionaire can buy themselves a fancy yacht, but if you want a conversation piece ... well, it helps if it has a story behind it, and the Lockheed Martin-built Sea Slice certainly does. Launched in 1996 by the US Navy as a military support vessel, the experimental watercraft features a unique hull design that reportedly allows it to remain as stable as a conventional ship three times its size. It cost US$15 million to design and build, but you can have it now for the low, low price of just $180,000. .. Continue Reading Lockheed Martin-designed experimental naval vessel could be yours – if you're rich
Section: Marine
Tags: Catamaran, Lockheed Martin, US Navy, Watercraft
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from Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine http://www.gizmag.com/lockheed-martin-sea-slice-swathboat/35854/
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